It had been announced previously that Up Up Girls (仮), Kikkawa You, THE Possible, the NICE GIRL Trainees, Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome, LoVendoЯ and Bitter & Sweet will also attend the festival.

TIF 2014 takes place on August 2 and 3 and features performances by more than 100 idols and artists from across Japan. This is the first year the festival has reached out to a broader overseas audience, notably by setting up a official English-language website and allowing worldwide ticket purchases.

S/mileage recently held a sucsessful and well-recieved one-man live at the prestigious Nippon Budokan. Wire service JIJIPRESS has shared its report on the event.